I’m wondering if anyone has the solution to the ongoing debate about Canadian Whisky:
Is it really rye whisky, or do we Canadians just insist (incorrectly) on calling it that?
I was suprised to find that there is no official stance on the Crown Royal page. I guess they don’t give out their recipe. Every canadian liquor store specifically has a 'Rye" section where all the canadian whiskies are stocked, but I can’t recall if any of them even specify rye whisky on the bottle. (I’ve been living south of the border for a couple years now)
I do seem to recall that the stuff you buy in the US has been blended due to local purity laws or something, but if I buy a bottle in Canada is it pure rye whisky or is it a blend of some sort?
I did both, thanks. I’m going to stick around and see if anyone else wants to weigh in. The reason being, the article was written from an American POV. As I already mentioned I’m pretty sure the canadian whiskys exported to the US are different from those sold locally.
I think all Canadian whiskeys are blends. At least this page suggests Crown Royale is. If I recall correctly, there is as distillery in Nova Scotia that laid down a single malt not so long ago, so maybe in 6-10 years there will be a Canadian single malt available. Googling on ``canadian single malt’’ tells me that the name of the distillery is `Glenora’, but clicking the link tells me I don’t have permission to access / on their server. Odd.
On page 2 of the google results, however, this page says they have already released some of their first single-malts.
But I’m not sure if the normal Canadian blends are rye or malt. I tend to stick to the Irish and Scotch whisk(e)ys myself
Canada definety make whiskies that are rye. However, they are certainly not all rye whiskies.
For example, my favorite Canadian Rye is Alberta Premium Rye Whisky. (BTW - it is generally spelled whisky in Canada). Where to actually be called a Rye, it has to have 51% rye grain, this one is a full 100% and it shows.
